Noun
die Befragung
Pronunciation: /bəˈfʁaːɡʊŋ/
interrogation (act of interrogating or questioning)
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plural Befragungen
Meanings
Noun
- interrogation (act of interrogating or questioning)
Example sentence
Die Befragung der Zeugen dauerte mehrere Stunden.
The questioning of the witnesses lasted several hours.
Word forms
singular
die Befragung
plural
die Befragungen
The four cases
Singular
Nominativedie Befragung
Accusativedie Befragung
Dativeder Befragung
Genitiveder Befragung
Plural
Nominativedie Befragungen
Accusativedie Befragungen
Dativeden Befragungen
Genitiveder Befragungen
Usage
- die Befragung eines Zeugen — The questioning of a witness; eines Zeugen is genitive.
- Befragung / Umfrage — Befragung can name questioning generally; Umfrage usually means a survey.
Während der Befragung machte der Zeuge eine kurze Pause.
During the questioning, the witness took a short break.